Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Scent of a Woman has generally received very positive reviews.
Cinafilm features reviews from top contributing critics and users.
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 15 Jan 2005
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 06 Jun 2013
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
By John M (4,356) on 07 Jun 2009
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
By Chris H (3,076) on 07 Jul 2011
Review of Scent of a Woman (1992)
More About This Page
Scent of a Woman was released in 1992 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 601 reviews, giving Scent of a Woman (1992) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Scent of a Woman than critics were.
With a score of 78%, Scent of a Woman is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1992, which stands at 58%.
Popular Movies Right Now